1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 primary for Georgia House District 7

Name: 1976 primary for Georgia House District 7
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ernest Ralston (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Tom L. Shanahan (D) by 3.7 points.

Ernest RalstonDemocrat · winner

51.9%3,586

Tom L. ShanahanDemocrat · incumbent

48.1%3,327

6,913 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET